2 The Soulless Oni

after receiving the declaration that I had been turned into a Demon, and at that one without a soul startled me. Seeing the shock on my face the old man put his hand on my shoulder. "Young man. You are different from all other Demons I have come across. Most would immediately attack someone, and attempt to eat them. You, however, have not done any of that. in fact, you have sat down and held a Civil conversation with me, which I have not been able to do in ages with a demon. Now, I am going to ask you one thing. Do you wish to avenge your family? Do you wish to wipe the demons from the face of this earth?" the old man asked, as he looked at me, questioningly. "Yes... every last one of them... I'll kill them all!!!!" I said, brimming with conviction. "That is the spirit. Young man, Typically taking a demon into the Demon Slayer corps would be impossible. However, If I can get permission from Oyakata-Sama to take you into the corps. However, If he declines, I will be forced to kill you." He said, shocking me. If this "Oyakata-Sama" decided to have me killed, I will have no choice but to die!?! Well, Desperate times call for desperate measures. "If He says I must die, then I will not struggle. However, If he chooses I must live, then I will live, and carry the weight of my family's death." I said full of conviction. I will either live and avenge my family or rejoin them. and nothing can stop that.

"Wait, where is my father's sword??!" I asked, noticing the lack of a blade around my hip. "I am sad to say that It was destroyed. It was broken in half. We will take it with us to get sent off to be repaired in the SwordSmith Village. As it is a Nichirin Blade." The old man says as I look oddly at him. "Nichirin blade? what's that?" I ask, confused. "A Nichirin blade is a blade forged from Scarlet Crimson Ore. it, along with Wisteria is the only thing that can kill a demon. We will speak later, you must rest until night, where we will leave." HE said, as I nodded, and layed back down.

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After sleeping through the rest of the day, The Old man, who told me his name was Hizaru, Informed me of where we are going. Its the home of the Leader of the Demon Slayers, so to put it simply, Im being taken to the belly of the beast. There will be no escape for me if I am rejected, only death.

We walked up to the front door. surprisingly there was an obvious lack of Demon Slayers, but I know they're here...watching. Hizaru went to knock, but the door was opened by two small girls. "Father will see you now, Former Yin & Yang Pillar Hizaru Ryuzaki." the two said, with frightening unity. Jesus, this kinda stuff is what scares me. Women scare me. We walk in, and a man with scars that come down from his hairline, all the way down to his nose sits on a futon. calmly looking at us. "Ahh, Hizuru, I got your crow, Is this the Special new recruit you said something about?" He said as Hizuru nodded. both he and I sat down across from the man."Why yes, Oyakata-sama. But what makes him special is the fact he is a Demon. I came to request to train him." Hizuru said as this "Oyakata-Sama Looked at me, well Obviously NOT look at me. It is obvious he is blind. "What do you say? You have yet to speak." Oyakata said as I nodded. "I wish to avenge my family that was Murdered. I wish to kill the man in the Western Suit." I said as Oyakata nodded. "and why should we bring in the very thing our order seeks to destroy? Why should we help you?" Oyakata said, looking at me. "If you Will me to die, then give me a blade to commit seppuku. But if you will me to live, I will carry a blade with honor." I said as Oyakata nodded. "Then we welcome you into the Order with Open Arms. Hizuru, I can assume he does not know a Breath style. Would it be too much to ask that you train him in Yin & Yang?" Oyakata asked as Hizuru nodded.

"I planned to teach him whether you asked or not. The only way I would have not taught him was if you told me not to." Hizuru said as Oyakata looked at me to speak. "From this day on, you will be taught the Breath of Yin & Yang. But be warned. It is twice as hard to learn as a normal Breath." Oyakata-Sama said. Quickly I nodded excitedly. "I will not let you down. I promise you my undying loyalty, for now until your death!" I said as I bowed to him. "haha, you do not need to worry. Simply go out there and kill demons. that is all that I ask of you." he said, as I nodded furiously. " I Will not let you down!!!!" I said as he smiled. "Hizaru. He must be ready within two years. I fear that the way Muzan has been going, he plans on finishing this within the next five years. the quality of Demon Slayers has been on the decline. and I fear that we will be wiped out of we are not ready. Now go. get him some equipment to survive the light, and train him in the ways of the Breath. I see that you brought an Old Nirchin Blade with you, can I assume you wish it to be sent to the Sword Smith Village to be repaired?" Oyakata asked as I nodded. "I don't know how my dad got his hands on it, but I wish to carry it with me. I will use this blade to kill the Western Man." I said as Oyakata nodded. "Some Samurai and traveling Ronin's carry two blades, sometimes even more. When you complete your task to officially bring you into the order, which will be different than a normal Demon Hunter, then You will choose the Ore that will be your blade. I will permit you to carry this blade as well, as it is your father's sword. As soon as it is repaired, we will return it. It should take some time, so you will need to be patient." He said as I nodded. This... is the start of my training. and I won't waste a Second of it.